The Fudan Institute of Social Research, founded in 2011, is committed to collecting, sorting and developing the social and economic development data of China. It is attempting to provide scholars with the most competitive research conditions and data services as well as afford the scholars more solid trainings in the investigation methods and applications of social sciences. The Institution encourages inter-disciplinary researches. It is devoted to recording the fruits of civilization and handing down the cultural legacy, which is the duty of an university. It has become a significant and fundamental basis for the “National Think Tank”.